Egg-carrier.



R. O. HAMMOND.

EGG CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28 1912.

1,093,407., Pafiented Apr. 14, 1914.

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L (forums 4 snares en rant ornrcn ROBERT O. HAIMQMOND, OFAMITYVILLE,-1\TEW YORK, ASSIGNOR '10 TYWACANA FARMS POULTRY COMEANY, 0FFARMINGDALE, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.

EGG-CARRIER.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 28, 1912.

Patented Apr. 1%, 191%. Serial No. 722,802.

To all whom it may c0ncern.

Be itknown that I, Ronnn'r O. HAMMOND, a citizen of the United States,resident of Amityville, in the county of Sufiolk and State of New, York,have made a certain new and useful) Invention in Egg-Carriers; and Ideclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains'to make and use the invention reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon,

which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the carrier, partlyfiopen. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the rectangular frame, the egg tubes and the innermember. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the inner member of thebox. 7 v

The invention has relation to boxes .or

carriers designed mainly for use in the transmission of eggs through themail, and it consists in the novel construction and combina'tions ofparts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, the numeraldesignates a box, consisting of an outer slldable cover 2,0pen at bothends, and an inner part 3, comprising a bottom 4, upturned ends 5, andinward turned top flaps 6, extending toward each other. Fitting withinthis box are suitable egg containers such as a plurality ofcylinderjtubes 7. .A rectangular open top and open bottom frame 10 isplaced around the egg containers or tubes to in= close the same, saidframe being located within the outer lateral edges 11 of the top p flapsand bottom of the inner part 3.

In assembling the parts, the innerpart 3 is placed upon a table or othersupport, the rectangular frame 10 is placed upon the part 3, the topflaps and ends of which are I claim and desire-to secure by Letters Pat-A paper boxcomprising an open-end outer cover part, an inner open-topand openbottom rectangular frame, and an intermediate part having abottom, upturned ends and inturned separate top flaps, each be sent topflap being attached to one .of said ends,

the bottom and the top flaps closing said frame at top and'bottom andeach top'flap and its attached e'nd, flap being unfoldable flat upon theground upon partial withdra'wal of the inner frame and the inter--mediate partfrom the cover'part'} k In testimony whereof I aflix mysigna ture, in presence of two witnesses.

lVitnesses:

S. C. HILL, WM. H. 'SPIGnUL'.

ROBERT o. HAMMOND.

